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GPT-5 Mini

OpenAI Release: 2025-08-07 Tested on: 2026-08-14 02:07 openai/gpt-5-mini::medium
~400B total (~17B active)MoEClosedEstimated

Summary

GPT-5 Mini scores 8.1 on AI BENCHY and ranks #52. It has 10.0 reliability, a 65.2% pass rate, $0.241 total cost, and 27.64s average response time.

What makes GPT-5 Mini unique: It stands out most in Instructions following, where it ranks #1, while Anti-AI Tricks is its weakest area at #17.

Model facts

Researched on 2026-08-12

Estimated
Parameters
~400B total (~17B active)
Architecture
MoE
Availability
Closed
License
-

Best estimate from public evidence; the vendor did not disclose every value. External research estimate; OpenAI does not disclose the architecture.

Parameter source Availability source

Score

8.1

Consistency

8.4

Reliability

10.0

Total Cost (Current Price)

$0.241

Total Output Tokens

108,019

Total Input Tokens

98,383

Input Price

$0.250 / 1M

Output Price

$2.000 / 1M

Tests Correct

Wrong Tests: 10

Attempt pass rate: 65.2%

Flaky tests

4

Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).

Response Time (avg)

27.64s

Response Time (max): 111.48s

Response Time (total): 608.02s

Wrong answer: 5 Did not follow instructions: 3 No answer: 1 Timed out: 1

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#52 GPT-5 Mini

medium
Cost
$0.007
Time
42.9s
Tokens
3,432 tok

Run history

Tested on Score Reliability Tests Correct Total Cost Compare
2026-08-14 02:07 Re-test 8.1 10.0 $0.241 Current run
2026-07-16 22:27 New test added 8.1 10.0 $0.237 Compare
2026-06-04 13:43 New test added 7.3 10.0 $0.159 Compare
2026-05-22 00:16 Re-test 6.9 10.0 $0.150 Compare
2026-04-11 01:44 First recorded run 7.0 N/A $0.128 Compare

This run used a different benchmark suite. Keep suite changes in mind when reading historical movement.

Price History

Historical pricing data for this model from OpenRouter.

Date Input Price Output Price
2026-08-14 12:51 $0.250 / 1M $2.000 / 1M

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Total Output Tokens

Score vs Total Output Tokens

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Category Breakdown

Category Score Consistency Tests Correct
Anti-AI Tricks 7.1 7.6
Coding 10.0 10.0
Combined 7.3 5.8
Data parsing and extraction 10.0 10.0
Domain specific 3.5 4.4
General Intelligence 4.5 10.0
Instructions following 10.0 10.0
Puzzle Solving 5.6 9.8
Tool Calling 10.0 10.0
Trivia 3.0 10.0

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